Charleston Defective Food Product Attorney

The companies responsible for food production and distribution work within regulations prescribed by the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These regulations are intended to ensure the safety of the products that our families buy, cook, and eat. While they do manage to keep the majority of the food supply safe, many people are stricken by food borne illnesses each year when oversight measures fail or are not implemented thoroughly and carefully.

The Charleston defective food product attorneys of the Steinberg Law Firm have paid close attention to the recent surge of these mishaps, and we are deeply concerned with the trends that we see. In the past several years, outbreaks in the United States have caused many to suffer through temporarily debilitating sickness, or even death.

If you are one of the many who have suffered an illness due to a defective food product, contact the Charleston defective food product attorneys of the Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800.

Defective Food Information and Statistics

The year 2008 saw several serious incidents relating to food product safety, including a salmonella outbreak of 1,400 reported cases spread across 43 states and the largest beef recall in U.S. history. This record recall was issued because of suspect conditions in production facilities where workers were abusing cows and processing them for slaughter in violation of health and safety guidelines.

According to the Centers for Disease Control, it is estimated that 5,000 people die from eating or coming in contact with contaminated food annually in the U.S. A further 76,000,000 will face some form of food borne illness.

Contact

If you or a family member has been sickened by a defective food product or defective food container, contact the Charleston defective food product attorneys of the Steinberg Law Firm at 843-720-2800.